Madam Speaker, I will say that science should not be a partisan issue. It is a fundamental building block of Canada that everyone in this House has a stake in. Everyone should fight for it. In a politically charged environment and in a polarized world, science, evidence and fact offer shared understanding and common ground.
We need all sides of this House, all members of Parliament, fighting for fundamental and applied science and research. We need to take a stand to say that we learned from COVID-19, that we have finally learned what we always learn following a pandemic, which is mainly that science, research and public health matter. Not just what—